Thursday, August 6, may go down as a monumental day in the Right to Repair movement: Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Yvette D. Clark introduced legislation into Congress that would eliminate hospitals’ roadblocks for repairing medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. 24×7 editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens shares more about why this was so significant.
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Following a collaboration between medical industry leaders, AAMI has published a new, free resource showcasing the best practices and strategies for the sterilization of medical devices and packaging.
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Adding another mechanical support system—extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO—for COVID-19 patients on ventilators resulted in 96% of patients surviving over a 44-day period, a new study finds.
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A version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers can be used as an emergency resuscitator during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on medical equipment manufacturers, with quickly shifting extreme highs and lows in revenue, reports the Economist.
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